The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-16

Chapter exempliiied the work on the M M.
degreee, Whitney Chapter of West Ram
dolph exempliiied the work on the p. M.
degree, Waterbury Chapter exemplited the
work on the NJ. Il. degree and Whitney
Chapter exemplihed the work on the X. A.
degree The convocation was a pronounced
success in every particular. The banquet
was served under the direction of Barrett &
Son. Many thanks are offered to the Gem
tral Vermont, Montpelier x Wells River,
Burlington x Lamoille and Boston & Lowell
railroads for return checks offered by said
roads. - George Carpenter from Massa-
chusetts came home last week on his sis
ter's account, who is very ill.,
Waterbury Center.
GARRY EGGLEsToN, whose serious fall
was noticed last week, died last Thursday.
Mr.. Eggleston was one of the best young
men in our community, and his loss to his
widowed mother, and as a brother, friend
and neighbor will be severely felt. He was
one who never had an enemy. His funeral
was attended last Saturday by Rev. F. W.
Hambin. - The dramatic entertain
ment at Chapel Hall, last Thursday evening,
was a success in every sense of the word.
The evening and sleighng were fine, the
parts we'll committed and well acted, and
the hall was well filed. The club played
at Stowe last Friday evening. 60 The
preachers meeting will commence this
Wednesday, evening. All are invited to
be present - Rev. f. b. Fuller preached
last Sunday at the Baptist church -
Messrs. Clark & Freeman have dissolved
their partnership in the mercantile busi-
ness. j. o. Freeman continues the busi-
ness at the old stand. - The Ladies'
Aid Society meets with Mrs DIR. Wrsley
this Wednesday, evening. - The read
ing of Professor Chapman last week Tues
day evening is highly spoken of.
Woodbury..
SCHOOL in district No t. taught by Lee
! Leonard of Calais, closed Friday of last
week - Professor George w. Foster
has been on the sick list the past week and
has not been able to attend to his singing
schools AT present he seems to be improv-
ing - The little daughter of f. III.
Duke is very low with membranous Group.
Fears are entertained that she cannot re-
cover. - Interest in the Sabbath-school
is increasing. -A very heavy snow
storm visited this place Friday, and high
wind followed, blockading the roads. The
stage-driver was obliged to leave his car
riage partly buried in the snowdrifts, and
turn back with his horses, to save perishng.
A passenger froze his feet and came near
perishng. Most of the company who met
at the house of Decatur Blake Friday night
were obliged to stay until the wind ceased
and the roads were broken out. The drifts
were from four to six feet deep. - The
attendance was good at the temperance
meeting Sunday evening. There were some
very excellent remarks from Mr.. Cutting of
Enfield, n. II. The literary exercises were
also very good. Professor George w. Fos-
ter spoke with much interest as to the ad-
vancement of the cause of temperance.
South Woodbury..
THE school in district No (NIiss Cora
Daniels, teacher) closed February 9TH. The
scholars having neither tardy or dismissal
marks for three terms were Eta Angel,
Mabel Clark, Mary Hill, Warner Samson,
Allie Leach and Emma Lyford; for two
terms, Levi Ainsworth, Emma HILL Clar-
rena Samson, Rose Trow, Mary Trow,
Blanche Trow and Laura Goodell; for one
term. Lucy Samson, Winnie Trow, BERTHE
Bigeow, Charlie Cady and Eddie Goodell
Florence Lyford and Allie Carr had each
, one dismissal mark. Allie Leach had but
one absent mark during the year. The
pupils ranked high in scholarship and de-
pertinent. The average standing of all thu
, scholars for the year was 969 in scale o.
100. - A large number of the friends
(both young and old) of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.
, Blake assembled at their residence last
7 Friday evening to celebrate Mrs. Blake's
birthday. They felt that they were wei.
come and the visit was thoroughly enjoyed
) by all. - j. c. Brown arrived here iast
Saturday night from Boston on a short visit
to his wife and son. - May Blake re-
; turned home last week from Hyde Park
) where she has been teaching. j. w
Town has received 351 eggs from thirty-fve
hens during the month OF January. -
George Sabin, who was mentioned as being
in critical condition few weeks ago, is
very poor health this winter, suffering from
a lung trouble There were twelve
births, eight marriages and fifteen deaths in
! town during 1886 - Garlic Nelson, who
. has been dangerously i'll in Lawrence, Mass,
is said to be recovering